Lie or lay?
As the meanings for the verbs lay and lie are similar, peole often tend to confuse them. You use the verb lay when you want to place something, for ex. lay the cloth on the table. You use the verb lie when you want to rest or recline, for ex., the child wanted to lie beside his mother. Check out the various tenses for these verbs:
* lay (present), laid (past), and laid (past participle)
* lie (present), lay (past), and lain (past participle)